Type-writer attachment



R L.PAGE, TYPE WRITER ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION E ILED MAY 10, 1919.

1,321,664; Patented Nov. 11, 1919 2 SHEETSSHEET L PHOTO-LITHO by SACKETYBK WILHELMB CORP. NV.

R. L. .PAGE.

TYPE WRITER ATTACHMENT. 4

APPLICATION FILEDMAY 1'0, I919.

L3 1 64. 'Patenmd Nov. 11, 1919.

I a 5HEETSSHEET 2. I 9 14 w UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT LEE PAGE, OF GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.

/ TYPE-WRITER ATTACHMENT.

To all whomi't may concern:-

Be'it known that 1, ROBERT LEE Pass, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Grreenville, in the county of Washington to provide in an attachment of the above mentioned character a means whereby the paper may be automatically fed to the.

platen of the typewriter.

A further object of the invention is toprovide in an attachment of the above mentioned character a means whereby the sheets of paper may be retained in a stacked relation within the device. 1

A further object of the invention is to provide in an attachment of the above mentioned character a means whereby certain elements thereof may be ad usted to accommodate various sizes of sheets of paper'with- Y altering or changing any part of the con-- out altering or affecting the operation of the device. g

A further obJect is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which may be easily installed upon a typewriter without struction.

A further object is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which is simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, strong, durable and reliable in operation. 2

Other objectsand advantages. of the invention will be" apparent during the course of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, I

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device embodying my invention, the device being shown as applied to a typewriter. I i

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3 is a top-plan view of and, 7

the device,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Application filed May 10, 1919. Serial No. 296,222.

Fig. 4 is. a sectional view 'taken on line 1 0f Fig. i In the drawings, wherein'for the purpos of illustratiomis shown a preferred form of my inventionf' thenumeral 5 indicates as a whole a typewriter having a transversely disposed shaft (5 upon which is mounted the conventional type of platen 7 adapted to be actuated by means of hand grips S. The platen 7 together with the several elements comprising the supporting frame therefor is adapted to move transversely across the typewriter and is supported in part by guide rod 9. The transversely movable supporting frame which is indicated as awhole by the numeral 10 carriesa paper guide 11 arranged in proximity to and partially encircling .the platen 7 and is further provided with a second paper guide 12 which moves bodily with the platen 7 and the supporting frame 10. The various elements of the typewriter so far described and shown are common to those of the Remington type but the device embodying my invention by slight modifications may be used in connection with any form of typewriters wherein a platen supported by a transversely movable frame or carriage is employed;

The device embodying my invention comprises a rectangular receptacle 13 having side members 14 and a closed end as shown at 1 5. As a means for retaining sheets of paper as shown at 16 in a stacked relation I employ what might be termed a paper gage which comprises a back stop 17 having ears 1S bent to "engage the sides 1t of the receptacle as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The back stop 7 is adapted to be moved longitudinallywithin the receptacle 13 so that the ends of' the sheets 16 regardless of their lengthsmay be brought into contact there with. As a means for retaining the sheets 16 in a central position within the receptacle nected a flange 21 to which is slidably connected a sheet retainer 22, the sheet retainer being connected to the flange 21 by means of a screw 23 passed through an elongated slot 24 within the retainer 22.

To the sides lat'of the receptacle there is connected a pair of arcuate shaped ears each of which is provided with an arcuate shaped slot 26, the arcuate shaped slots being concentric with the center of the platen 7.

\Vithin theslots 26 there is j ournaled a rotatable shaft 27 which is prevented from moving transversely with respect to the con-' nected to sprockets 32 secured to the shaft 6, the sprockets 31 and 32 being connected by means of sprocket chains 33.

The sides 11 of the receptacle at their for ward ends are provided with upstanding supports 31 which are connected at their upper ends by means of a defiecto185 bent to provide an apron 36 which terminates in proximity to the paper guide 11 and platen 7, it serving in conjunction with the paper guides 11 and 12 as a means for directing the sheets of paper into engagement with the platen so that the paper may be fed into the typewriter by revolving the platen.

The device as a whole is secured to the paper guide l2by means of set screws carried by cars 38 adapted to recelve the paper guide 12, the paper gu del'2 being engaged .at its longitudinal edges by the set screws 37. In use the sheets of paper 16 are placed in the receptacle 13 under the rubber faced disks 29, the rubber faces of the disks being held in. engagement with the uppermost sheet by the weight of the shaft 27 together with the sprockets 31 and disks 39 secured thereto. As hereinbefore described the elements 17 and 19 may be adjusted to accommodate various sizes of paper in order to retaln the paper, centrally within the receptacle 13. By rotating the platen 7 rotation is imparted to the shaft 27 causing the rubber faced disk to rotate in the directlon of the arrow of Fig. 1 whereupon the uppervention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred e xan'lple of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the iIIW tlOIL or the scope 'of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is: f

A typewriter attachment of the character described comprising a receptacle adapted to be connected to the typewriter, said receptacle being adapted to receive a plurality of sheets of paperto be fed to the typewriter platen, a pair of ears secured to the sides of said receptacle, said ears being provided with arcuate shaped slots, a rotatable and vertically movable shaft mounted within said slots, said shaft 'beingprovided with a plurality of disks adapted to engage the uppermost sheet of paper within said receptacle, operable means connecting said shaft with the platen for rotating said shaft whereby the paper may be fed from said receptacle to the platen, an adjustable backstop arranged within said receptacle, said back-stop having its ends slidably engaging.

the sides of said receptacle to permit, longitudinal adjustment of said back-stop with respect to said receptacle,'a pair of wings extending longitudinally with respect to said receptacle, said wings being adjustably attached to said back-stop to permit transverse adjustment thereof with respect to said receptacle, and a vertically movable paper retainer-mounted within said receptacle, said retainer being secured to said back-stop intermediate the ends thereof ROBERT LEE PAGE. 

